To those who took up the 1000 wds/day or 500 wds/day challenge last year, how did you do?

And how many of you want to join me in the challenge THIS year? For those who haven't heard of this challenge, the goal is to write 1000 words a day, at least six days a week. If you miss the occasional day or days, that's ok -- the goal is to keep up the motivation even if you sometimes slip up.

Too often, I find that writers start motivational challenges like NaNoWrimo with enthusiasm and good intentions, but give up when they start missing their daily targets for more than a few days in a row…undermining their confidence and defeating the purpose of the original challenge.

I love the flexibility! I often write over 1000 words in e-mails and responses to blogs. I'm sure I do over 250 words in my journal.

Debbie, I think we met somewhere online, nearly 10 years, and of course I don't remember where. Maybe it was in conjunction with my e-zine, Writer Advice, which used to be called Haven's List. Do you remember?

B. Lynn Goodwinwww.writeradvice.comAuthor of You Want Me to Do WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers